{"id":16398,"date":"2025-07-17T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16398\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T13:01:07","slug":"sophia-hutchins-cause-of-death-released-after-caitlyn-jenners-friend-manager-died-at-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16398\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Hutchins cause of death released after Caitlyn Jenner’s friend, manager died at 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cause of death for Sophia Hutchins, Caitlyn Jenner’s<\/a> close friend and manager who reportedly died in an ATV accident<\/a>, has been released.<\/p>\n

Hutchins, who was 29 at the time of her death, died of “multiple blunt force injuries” following an incident on a cliff, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s<\/a> website. The manner of death was ruled accidental.<\/p>\n

According to previous reports from TMZ<\/a> and the Daily Mail<\/a>, Hutchins \u2013 the former CEO and director of the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation \u2013 was pronounced dead on July 2 in Malibu, California, per law enforcement. The outlets reported Hutchins was riding an ATV on the road where Jenner lives when she struck the bumper of a moving car, which sent her crashing 350 feet down a ravine.<\/p>\n

USA TODAY reached out to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Jenner for comment.<\/p>\n

\"Caitlyn<\/p>\n

Caitlyn Jenner, right, and Sophia Hutchins attend the 28th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in West Hollywood, California, on Feb. 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

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In footage from a KCAL News helicopter<\/a>, which aired July 2 before Hutchins was identified, a blue ATV rested atop an upside-down vehicle. “The crash happened a little after 11:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Decker Canyon Road, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies,” per the video’s description.<\/p>\n

Hutchins will reportedly be laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery in Los Angeles on July 24, according to People magazine<\/a> and TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Sophia Hutchins? Businesswoman was an early supporter of Caitlyn Jenner<\/p>\n

Hutchins and Jenner, who is transgender, first met in 2015 after the former “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” reality-TV star announced her transition. Hutchins, who was also trans, appeared in several episodes of the E! docuseries “I Am Cait,”<\/a> which also aired that year, and was based on Jenner’s gender transition.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the two have been photographed together at various public engagements Jenner has attended, including Clive Davis’ 2019 Pre-Grammy Gala in Los Angeles, the Vanity Fair Oscar party that same year, the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards<\/a> in 2018, the 28th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in 2020, as well as many outings in Malibu where they both resided.<\/p>\n

\"Sophia<\/p>\n

Sophia Hutchins attends the 28th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party in West Hollywood, California, on Feb. 9, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Born on April 1, 1996, in Bellevue, Washington, Hutchins graduated in 2019 from California’s Pepperdine University with a degree in economics and finance, according to Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a November 2019 interview with “Good Morning Britain<\/a>,” Hutchins spoke about her tight-knit relationship with Jenner.<\/p>\n

“I am here for Caitlyn 1,000%, and Caitlyn’s here for me 1,000%,” Hutchins said at the time. “The best way to describe our relationship is that we are partners in every sense of the word.”<\/p>\n

She added: “When it comes to work, absolutely there for each other 100%. When it comes to family and our personal relationship, absolutely there for each other 100%, and there’s no denying it.”<\/p>\n

Contributing: Edward Segarra, USA TODAY<\/p>\n

(This story was updated to include video.)<\/p>\n

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